Sounding toy



J. C. WARD `SOUNDING TOY Feb. l, 1925.

Filed June` s, 1924 Patented Feb. 10, 1925.

UNITED STATES JAMES C. WARD, OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.

SOUNDING- TOY.

Application filed .Tune 9,

To all whom` it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jamas C. VARD, a citizen of the United States,resident of Little Rock, in the county of Pulaski and State ot Arkansas,have made a certain new and useful Invention in Sounding Toys; and Ideclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the invention, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or iigures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side view of the invention as in use.

Figure 2 is a side view of the invention on a larger scale, with themouth piece in iront view.

Figure 3 is a central longitudinal section of the invention.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4 4, Figure 3.

The invention has relation to musical instruments adapted to be playedby one person blowing therethrough and to be sounded or to have themusical notes produced by another person holding the same instrument tohis or her mouth the latter being opened to enable the mouth cavity toact, said cavity being changed in form to produce different notes as insinging. Other objects and advantages will appear.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combinations ofparts as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention, the numeral ldesignates a mouth piece or plate adapted to lit over the mouth of aperson and having therein a slot 2, one lateral edge of said slot havingadjacent thereto the exit opening 3 of a flattened passageway 4, adaptedto direct a current oi' air passing therethrough across said slot and tothereby set in vibration the air or air column contained in the oralcavity of said person.

The mouth plate l is curved at 5 to better engage the lips of the personusing the saine and the said lateral edge of said slot is provided witha. bent lip 6 adapted to rest upon the lower lip. The passageway 4 isformed as a part of said mouth piece and has its outer end portionadapted at 7 to engage 1924. Serial N0. 718,793.

within one end of a fleizible tube 8 of rubber 55 or the like, the otherend of said tube having a suitable mouth piece 9, which another personmay use to cause the said current of air to pass through the passageway4, and to thereby sound a musical note in accord with 00 the formationof the oral cavity of the other said person, which form is changed atwill to sound different musical notes as in singing.

The invention is adapted for use in sound- 0I ing musical notes upon arow of glasses oi different pitch by placing the mouth plate over eachglass or tumbler in its proper turn and in the meantime causing thecurrent ot air to pass through the passage 4 as afore- 70 said. Theinvention may also be used in sounding notes upon bottles, spoons, thehollow oi the hand, or any object containing a body of air in a cavitythereof.

If desired the air current may be ur 75 nislied or caused to passthrough the rubber tube by a bellows instead of by a person blowingtherethrough, as will be obvious. Or a current of air may be caused topass through the tube by a compressed air tank connection having asuitable valve control, or by an air pump connection.

I claim:

l. A sounding toy, comprising a. moutl plate adapted to fit over themouth of a peison using the same and having a slot and au air passageterminating at one end adjacent one lateral edge of said slot and at itsother end having a tubular extension, and a flexible tube at one endengaging said tubular extension and at its other end provided with amouth piece for another person using the device.

2. A sounding toy comprising a mouth plate adapted to fit over the mouthof a cavity to be sounded and having a. slot and an air passage. and aflexible tube engaging one end of said air passage and at its other endprovided with a mouth piece.

3. A sounding toy comprising a mouth slot and at its other end having atubular extension, said lateral edge of said mouth plate having a bentlip adapted to restupon the lower lip of said person, and a lexible tubeengaging said tubular extension and at its other end provided With meansfor Causing' a, current of air to pass therethrough.

4;. A soundingtoy comprising a mouth 5 plate adapted to fit ove?V themouth of a.

cavity to be sounded and hewingay slot and an air passage, and aflexible tube engaging the outer end of said air passage and adapted tobe blown through in a direction t0- Wards said mouth piece to vibrateund sound 10 the body oi aii' contained in seid cavity.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.V

J AMES C. WARD.

